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The Rise of Tech Events in India: A New Era for Cloud-Native Computing

As India emerges as a significant player in the global public cloud landscape, with its public cloud services market projected to reach $25.5 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 24.3% for 2023-28, the country is witnessing a surge in tech events. This growth is mirrored in the live events market, which is experiencing a 15% YoY growth, fostering a stronger community and facilitating the exchange of ideas and innovation in the public cloud sector.

Reliability means being there right when your customer needs you

When your systems are reliable, it means your customers can count on your applications to be there for them. Full transcript:  To me reliability means a good night's sleep, and being able to confidently go to bed and wake up the next day feeling ready to get out there and do my best work and not worry about the experience that our customers might have had through the night.

Overcoming the common networking challenges when connecting the "big three" clouds

Adopting a multi-cloud strategy is common for many businesses as it promises flexibility in managing their data. However, this isn’t without complexity especially when it comes to networking. In a recent podcast episode, Trent Blakely and Jay Turner unpacked some of the most frequently missed challenges that come with multi-cloud deployments.

Building Better with DevOps: How to Optimize WordPress for Speed, Security, and Uptime

WordPress is powerful. It's easy to use, packed with plugins, and flexible enough for blogs, shops, or full-scale business sites. But under the hood, things can get messy. Especially if you're not thinking like a DevOps pro. For teams that want fast, secure, always-up websites, you need more than a pretty theme-you need smart systems behind it. That's where DevOps comes in. In this post, we'll explore how DevOps practices can level up your WordPress site-from speed and uptime to security and scalability.

API Staging Is Not Production - But Speedscale Makes It Close

Staging environments are often looked at as the testing ground ahead of the “real” production environment. The idea is simple – build a duplicate of your production environment, run your tests, and ship with confidence. But the reality of using staging in the real world as part of a holistic API testing strategy is rarely that clean. No matter how meticulously you mirror production services, staging always falls a little short.

Docker Layer Caching: Speed Up CI/CD Builds

Docker layer caching (DLC) is a powerful technique that can significantly accelerate your CI/CD pipelines. By reusing unchanged image layers across builds, DLC not only cuts down on build times but also reduces cloud costs and boosts developer productivity. In this article, we’ll break down how Docker layer caching works, how to implement it effectively, and how to combine it with ephemeral environments for maximum impact.

Undo a Git Commit - Without Losing Your Code

Think you have to reset hard or revert every time you mess up a Git commit? Nope. In this episode of Wait… Git Can Do That?, we show you how to undo your last commit without losing any changes — using git reset --soft HEAD~1. Perfect for devs who move fast, commit early, and want cleaner history. Subscribe for more Git tricks they don’t teach you in tutorials. GitKraken Desktop: gitkraken.com/git-client.

How Miscommunication Can Break Your Code!

Security isn’t just about scanners and firewalls...it’s about people. In this session, Stefania Chaplin (founder of DevStefOps) explores how developers and security teams can collaborate more effectively to build stronger, more resilient systems. You’ll learn why empathy, trust, and psychological safety are just as essential as any security tool. What you’ll learn: Why people are the heart of effective security The real-world cost of miscommunication (including the Equifax breach) How to align dev and security mindsets Strategies for building collaborative, security-first teams.

Observability as Code: Why You Should You Use OaC

Key takeaways In the fast-moving world of CI/CD pipelines, microservice architectures, and container orchestration, software changes rapidly. What exists in a codebase today might be gone next week. At this scale and speed, it’s impossible for development teams to manually track every line of code and every new piece of functionality.

What is Linux Support?

In the world of enterprise IT, “support” can mean many things. For some, it’s a safety net – insurance for the day something breaks. For others, it’s the difference between a minor hiccup and a full-scale outage. At Canonical, it means a simple, comprehensive subscription that takes care of everything, so that everything you build works the way you want it to, for all the people who love to use it.